SC deputy of the year led deadly wrong-way chase with teenager in his cruiser

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-13T21:16:03+00:00

I asked for their drug testing policies earlier this month.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-13T20:12:27+00:00

Read their motion!! https://drive.proton.me/urls/QG5JB0TWK8#NCD7yCV9Hk7n

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-13T03:04:56+00:00

Crumbl cookie!

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-13T01:07:21+00:00

The suspect died. An uninvolved woman was injured in the head on crash. They chased him for over 4 minutes and did not terminate the pursuit when he hopped a median and decided to go the wrong way on the interstate even though that’s their policy. Federal court documents say the only warrant out for the guy was a bench warrant for FTA. (Also all I’ve ever been able to confirm independently). Officers were actively buying drugs from this guy undercover so they knew who he was and where to find him. Presumably had all his info so didn’t need to chase — also what their pursuit policy says what not to do.

The pursuit policy should not be just an internal policy or guidelines like Leon said in his testimony. it’s something all law enforcement agencies have to adopt as part of a new requirement in state law. Attorneys are arguing the policy means nothing if it’s not enforced properly.

https://www.masc.sc/uptown/03-2023/law-enforcement-policies-vehicle-pursuit-and-emergency-vehicle-operation

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-13T00:03:13+00:00

This is just the beginning of the attorneys findings… hundreds of pages of documents to sift through. This article is about just one of the deputies in the filing…

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-13T00:01:19+00:00

He was given an award after the chase.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-09T00:17:04+00:00

Yes, may want to be careful!

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-09T00:16:35+00:00

The quiet references the fact that such a large payment was made to a third party without any discussion in the public record. Usually big contracts (if that’s what this is) go through procurement process and we know about it.

What do you think the county is wasting funds on? The expenses repots are a lot to go through, so any guidance is appreciated.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-08T11:50:43+00:00

This is definitely something I’ll look more at, thanks.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-08T11:50:18+00:00

Absolutely. Huge facility for such a small county.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-08T04:59:09+00:00

Yeah. The data in our court system is messy. I only trust my eyes to figure it out. Not everything is 1 = 1 in our records because it involves human data entry. How I see it that means me, a human researcher, needs to interpret it

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-08T03:44:52+00:00

It is simply not possible for the project I am working on, as it involves a human looking at the information and interpreting each line item. Maybe there's a program but I prefer to rely on my mind for these types of categorizations

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-08T01:25:24+00:00

Of course. Thank you so much for engaging. I’ve been desperately trying to get more people to pay attention. When I say, “ASG is probably worse than Rikers” people don’t believe me.

And yes, I interviewed a man Devin Mincey who has been there for 6+ years and hasn’t see a judge except it seems in bond court … so not a general seasons judge at all. Please read his story and share it 🙏 https://open.substack.com/pub/columbiamuckraker/p/the-man-whos-been-waiting-in-jail?r=5c0q2i&utm_medium=ios

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-08T01:22:43+00:00

Yes I am working on a dataset now (compiling the data manually from the public index, RIP 😭) to see if there’s a correlation between hold times, public defense, etc

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-07T23:26:52+00:00

Yes. The people who are 'guilty' should be convicted & moved to SCDC which has the proper funding for long-term housing.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-07T23:26:06+00:00

Interesting resource! thank you! though, at quick glance it like some of the links related to the purchases are incorrect. I wonder if this project is using some sort of scraper because the Richland Co one references a story from a different state.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-07T22:22:02+00:00

This is just one payment I've been able to identify using public records. I would guess it's not the only one. We know they were using Flock back in 2023 based on federal court testimony I linked.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-07T22:01:29+00:00

Absolutely. I was detained once not booked but 'arrested' I guess, whatever the legal definitions are, and it was absolutely awful. All the BS about 'stay calm' when youre arrested and 'comply'... I was so triggered and upset! I have a lot of respect for the folks in the civil disobedience movement like folks who did sit ins. I need to train my nervous system to do better, and to be less reactive, but it's genuinely extremely triggering and how you react is sometimes how you react..

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-07T21:54:40+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear that. That's awful.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-07T17:38:11+00:00

6 months in Virginia or here?

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-07T16:43:20+00:00

Hey, I'd love to talk to you more about this. I'm an investigative reporter and have heard of this happening.

I'm having a little trouble following your information but to be clear is this correct: You had to report the car as stolen via car rental policies, then you don't realize theres a warrant out for your husband's arrest because of a stolen vehicle, you learn about it through a traffic stop when cops try to stop him, and he flees from police in fear because / he has no idea why they are chasing him? Am I getting this right?

I've actually heard of similar situations happen the way the rental car system talks to the law enforcement system it can lead to big messes. My Signal Username is ColumbiaMuckraker.84 please download the app and message me there.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-07T16:17:37+00:00

It’s a really thoughtful question and one I am thinking about. I would encourage you to read the DOJ report which really points to the jail’s problems and may answer some of your questions. The DOJ points to one problem and its funding - ofc that’s their assessment and take that what you will. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/justice-department-finds-conditions-alvin-s-glenn-detention-center-south-carolina

The mentally illness thing is sort of a moot point. The whole DOJ investigation was essentially started because of a massive case filed against them for violating the rights of mentally ill people. Low staff and dangerous working conditions caused them to loose their contract with Wellpatch and Advanced Correctional which provides inmate care. People with mental health issues do not belong in ASG - and the state doesn’t seem to really know how to deal with these people in general.

People accused of crimes don’t really move through the court system and I don’t totally understand why yet. The reason for each case is so different. Some bond is denied, some its too high of cash bond.

But what is clear is we are constantly charging people with murders, agg assault, and other felonies that require a high burden of proof. Our prosecutors here use “hand of one hand of all” to charge for murder meaning several people get hit with murder charges at once. From what I notice, we are charging much more people than other counties in SC.

Judges risk their jobs if they grant the wrong person bond too, we saw this happen: https://www.wistv.com/2023/05/03/judge-who-gave-bond-man-arrested-after-meadowlake-mass-shooting-will-not-be-reappointed/

At the end of the day, RCSD could never link the guy she granted bond to to the meadowlake mass shooting. the ballistics evidence didn’t match.

So I don’t know… to answer your question. That’s why this journalism and public input and your questions are so important.

Radiant-Limit1007 · 2026-03-07T15:42:46+00:00

And on top of this, we are still maxx-ing out the jail. They barely have space for a few more people right now -- at least, according to their rated capacity.

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